School Climate & Safety
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- School Climate & Safety Opinion I Combed Through 81 Studies on School Discipline. Here’s What Educators Need to KnowA school discipline researcher offers evidence-based considerations for closing discipline disparities in schools.School Climate & Safety Surveillance Tech Is Supposed to Make Students Feel Safer. For Many, It Doesn'tSome students say surveillance tech feels like a violation of their privacy, the American Civil Liberties Union reported.School Climate & Safety What the Research Says Students Suspended in School May Vote Less as AdultsExclusionary discipline can have long-term consequences for civic engagement, a new study finds.School Climate & Safety Some Students Welcome Cellphone Restrictions. Here's WhyTo curb distractions in class, an increasing number of schools are implementing stricter cellphone policies.School Climate & Safety What the Research Says Restrictions on Suspending Students From School Show Evidence of Being EffectiveNew research suggests restrictions on exclusionary discipline can work with support.School Climate & Safety Teachers With Guns: District by District, a Push to Arm Educators Is GrowingThe number of districts with armed educators is rising. An inside look at one of them.School Climate & Safety Let's Talk About When Cars Need to Stop for School BusesA refresher course on the rules of the road involving stopped school buses.School Climate & Safety Opinion School Police Officers Should Do More Than Just Surveil and Control. Here’s HowSROs should be integrated into schools as a means to support students and create a safe, humanizing environment.School Climate & Safety 4 Tips to Keep Students' Misbehavior From Sapping Up Class TimeStudents' misbehavior has become one of educators' top concerns. Schools need a more deliberate approach to handle it, an expert says.School Climate & Safety Is Virtual Learning a New Form of Exclusionary Discipline?Some districts are assigning students to virtual learning as a punishment for misbehavior.School Climate & Safety Opinion How to Reduce Gun Violence? Teachers Share Their IdeasSchools alone can't banish gun violence, but they can invest in ways to strengthen the community and resist discrimination, which can help.School Climate & Safety What the Research Says The State of Bullying in Schools, in ChartsBullying is a top safety concern for teachers. Four charts show how widespread it is in schools and what policymakers are doing about it.School Climate & Safety How a New Training Eases Teachers' Anxiety About Emergency DrillsThe training incorporates mental health support into emergency preparedness.School Climate & Safety Schools Skip Simple Ways to Build Trust in School Police, Research FindsProviding simple information about SROs on school websites could help with community trust, a researcher says.School Climate & Safety Download When to Stop for School Buses: Downloadable Rules for Every StateWe collected school bus-related traffic laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and developed these downloadable diagrams.